New Ulm weekly review., 1887-10-19
Of fatal consequ from the acci.

In the midst Of the to do, while.
Bridget was cooking rum and water
and lemons, and frequently tasting
the mixture in the kitchen, and while
Castor was carefully tucked into Mr..
SLandon's bed by his friend, who had
enrobed himself in Mr.. Land on s dress
ing gown and neither garments. the
aforesaid procession returned from
church. Lily flew down the stairs like
q bird, but not quicker than theindig-
nant poodle.
"Oh, papa, dear! Only think. They
were all but drowned, when we saved
them; that is, i and Cook. Oh, wasn't
it a mercy? The two officersl They
are IN your bed!"
She brust into tears, as girls do un-
DER sudden excitement
Two officers. and in my bed!" ex-
claimed her father wrathfully. '.What
does this mean? Are you mad?"
Indeed and indeed, then she's not"
observed Bridget to the astonished
groupe. "And where should the poor
craytur be, and he an illigant ri: h.
man, a son of Lord Castor, as fine
man as ever stepped, that lived be-
yant the bog, if not in the best bed?
And his friend, that's as good as a
wet nurse, wild him, and an Irish gen
tleman, too, as he told me himself,
when he took the sup Of brandy from
me own hands, Mrs. Bridget sez he,
did yez ever hear Of Sir Giles Pollux,
OF Castle Pollux?' sez he, and .Degor-
ra, sir, sez I, that I did many and
many a time;' .and that's me own
father sez he, and
''Will no one stop that Internal
woman's 8 tOngue?" exclaimed Mr.. Ian
don. "You have been most impru-
dent, Lily. Has not the army cost us
enough already, without putting two
officers into my very bed?"
"Only one, papa" she said humbly,
and looking down.
"Pish! Well, they shall get out of
the house faster than they came IN"
he cried. and bounded up the stairs.
But even Mr.. Landon was silenced
by what he saw in his bedroom. The
blinds were all drawn, and the room
darkened. Ayoung man with g. curly
head lay in his bed. His eyes were
shut, and his face pallid:: The latter
was due it must be confessed, to an
application of violet powder from the
toilet table. There were great black
marks under his eyes-from a lump OF
coal in the grate-and Mr.. Landon be-
gan to think that matters were really
worse than he thought. Moreover, he
had caught Bridget's reference to the
nobility, and Mr.. Landon, like many
self-made men, dearly loved lord.
ell civ, he 4 ~ D1n ffL
exclaimed Miss Wizard, ola sudden.
And soldier it was-an orderly in
pursuit of the young man. Miss Viz
ard almost tainted when she heard
that the Royal Bombard1ers were or
dered on service to South Africa i'm
mediately, and that the Colonel had
been sending messenges in search of
them all the morning. The effect on
the drowned was remarkable. He
jumped out of bed and clothed himself
in moment. So did his friend.
Miss Lilly wept silently.
"As I'll never probably see you
again. I'll say goodbye" said Mr..
Landon quietly.
Miss Wizard regarded Pollux With
inexpressible tenderness.
cit is like going to the crusaders" :"
she murmured.
AS for poor Lily, she could only re-
turn the squeeze OF her lovers hand
| no more. =
At Majuba Hill there are two graves
sise by side, in which Pollux and Cas-
tor, undivided in death, sleep we'll.
wonder if Lady Longworth ever thinks
| OF them in the whirl Of London socie-
ty? She is a great lady now, and her
eyes are as much admired as her dia-
mOndS,